Tag: books

“How Queer is Frankenstein?”

Ruth Franklin writes about Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, childbirth, Queerness and new novels that address them all. “Perhaps this is why the “Frankenstein” story continues to haunt us. If, as parents, we are Victor Frankenstein, then as children we are all his creature. Or, perhaps better, the creature is […]

Filmi Ladies: Lootera

At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss, Lootera! “Vikramaditya Motwane’s Lootera has turned 10, and we are as eager to discuss it as an art thief is to find an unsuspecting zamindar! Everything has held up beautifully: the casting, the performances, the music, […]